Unfortunately and incredibly, no. The Gnome 3 devs in their infinite wisdom
decided that a fixed delay is best ignoring a horde of users complaining
about this decision.
That's pretty much what I expected to hear.
I had a mooch about in System Settings, couldn't see anything related and
thought I bet this has been stripped out completely.
I really like Trisquel 7, but I hate Gnome will all my heart.
So, time to find an alternative DE.
So, time to find an alternative DE.
Except - MATE is, well, MATE, Cinnamon appears to be on its way out, XFCE
won't install, KDE is KDE (nothing wrong with it, but I sort of prefer all
the other DE's), enlightenment is a bit too quirky and WM is ancient.
So, the default Trisquel 7 desktop it
If you can't install XFCE, have you tried using a lightweight WM (like
Fluxbox!) with XFCE settings running in the background? You can manually
install xfce4-notifyd and use xfce4-notifyd-config to set the duration of
your notifications.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/08/munich-city-linux-switching-back-windows
Its a shame because I feel that they are giving up and this will fall on the
backs of the tax payers. This is also why its essential to get younger people
educated about free and open source software at an early age
Isn't the default Droid Sans?
Let's not spread the FUD, shall we? The actual headline of the article is Is
Munich City About to Switch Back to Windows from Linux?, despite the
clickbait URL. And looks like the source for this rumor is Neowin, a
Microsoft news web site. This is exactly the kind of level of journalism one
I think the real reason is that people are so hung up on Microsoft Office and
used to the interface and the tools. Other than that, they can use the same
web browsers (Chrome, Chromium, Firefox) and have the ability to open and
save PDF files on the majority of GNU/Linux distros.
Yeah, and by default Sans Serif is Droid Sans.
Install IceCat instead. The gtk2-engines-oxygen theme in 7.0 works with
IceCat but not Abrowser.
I would like to try out Trisquel 7. Where can I download the current beta
version?
What is the schedule for release of Trisquel 7?
I would like to try out Trisquel 7. Where can I download the current beta
version?
Here http://devel.trisquel.info/makeiso/iso/7/
Here you can download beta releases
http://devel.trisquel.info/makeiso/iso/
t3g said:
I had never heard of the OS they used for the deployment and it was
probably
not the best option to go with something that wasn't Ubuntu or at least
Ubuntu
based. What the hell is LiMux?
From Wikipedia:
LiMux is a project by the city of Munich to migrate their software systems
I first heard about this from this post:
http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/08/linux-on-the-desktop-pioneer-munich-now-considering-a-switch-back-to-windows/
It includes the following quote:
[Josef Schmid's] views aren't held universally, with the City Council
defending the 'LiMux' project
Thanks! Somehow, the link wasn't obvious for me?
What is the state of the development and when can we expect the final
release? I guess there's no schedule?
I think this comment pretty much sums up that Microsoft may have a hand in
this:
Microsoft, whose German HQ relocates to Munich in 2016, say they are 'ready
to talk' if and when things change.
Hi all:
I just wanted to share this video I found on youtube:
Richard Stallman: We're heading for a total disaster
http://youtu.be/uFMMXRoSxnA
It's an interview with RMS and I really like it a lot, but I'm sure there is
thousands of good interviews out there. I really feel like RMS was very
Microsoft, whose German HQ relocates to Munich in 2016, say they are 'ready
to talk' if and when things change.
I think it pretty much explains the whole situation. Sad to say, but given
Microsoft's previous tactics I don't give Linux much of a chance in Munich in
the long term. It would
But for lack of resuming from Suspend and the occasional hung boot, it's
running nicely for me.
Why did they decide to make their own distro?
I don't know, but it's not like they built it entirely from scratch, and
other government projects to migrate to GNU/Linux have done the same thing.
Just look at the interface. It uses KDE 3.5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiMux
My son really likes to use the computers at the local library and I've been
looking to replace my mac mini which runs Xubuntu (I'm not sure Trisquel
would have the necessary drivers). I believe an all-in-one would be a good
fit here at home but I'm having trouble identifying one that might
I'm not sure about the System 76 machines, they are probably your closest bet
at this point (Closed Bios/Firmware) but as you said the cost is a real
issue.
I will look around however.
Side note : That Mac Mini should work fine so long as you don't need Wifi.
Trisquel supports Mac
Having worked in places like this, I get the feeling that some of the reasons
why the users complain can be extremely shallow, 'Doesn't run iTunes but I
don't want to tell the Boss that' kind of things.
Only anecdotal evidence here but it is a factor.
Oh yeah that is one of his great interviews, he is one of those people that
you can bring up any subject and he will have a definite opinion on it even
if that is just to say I don't know - it is better than making something
up.
Also yes Freedom is not easy, it is very hard to obtain and
I'll have to sit down and try to get Trisquel installed some evening, then.
I don't currently use the wifi with the mini, so that's good to know.
What about graphics issues? Does that sort of thing work out of the box?
Yeah. What of it?
It looks really ugly, I don't think anyone would like to use such an
interface.
Depends on what kind of GPU you have.
Intel integrated graphics (e.g. Intel GMA and Intel HD) work perfectly. Intel
actually provides free/libre drivers for these.
Nvidia cards are hit-and-miss, since their free/libre software support
depends on reverse-engineering. Many of them work
Sure. I think it's ugly, too.
The loss of RMS would be sad indeed.
Another great speaker is Eben Moglen.
Here's one of his talks:
http://www.softwarefreedom.org/news/2010/feb/08/audio-and-video-eben-moglens-talk-freedom-cloud-no/
There are tons more all over the internet such as:
It is characterless but functional, essentially what a government needs. :)
Based off the Macbook, the video drivers work perfectly fine for the Intel
systems.
In relation to Nvidia, I have found that T7 works better than T6 simply due
to more current Nouveau drivers.
As for the Wifi, Broadcom seem to be very low (if ever) at releasing Free
drivers so an
Maybe I should wait for 7 to be fully out before trying this? Any
ideas? Terminal output below.
Thanks,
Dave
dave@Toshiba:~$ sudo apt-get install gnome-shell mutter
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be
I get the feeling that some of the reasons why the users complain can be
extremely shallow
Yup, I can attest to that. And some will simply refuse to cooperate - they
will not try, they will not learn, they will make up problems and whine to
the wrong people, deliberately, they will do
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